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Yesterday i found out that Swetha's X account "@DomainNameGear" got suspended.
Today I also found out that her NamePros account (@DNGear) has beendeleted. Moderator's comment: DNGear's NamePros account was closed at request and has been re-opened at request.
This really doesn’t look good—it resembles those crypto rug pulls where, once the scam is complete, all associated accounts are deleted.
Yesterday, one of my posts went viral, reaching 17k views, after I uploaded a screenshot to my X account @jackdomainer showing that Swetha's X account had been suspended. It was the subject of the day in the domain industry.
Some people were jumping to conclusions—some suggested she was doing outbound marketing, others said it might be due to a failure to verify her identity. But what I personally believe is that her suspension is likely related to the many links she regularly shared promoting the .xyz TLD and registry. She consistently highlighted new businesses or projects that chose a .xyz domain, many of which were tied to NFTs, Web3, and crypto. Some of those projects eventually turned out to be scams.
If you're promoting scams on X—knowingly or not—there’s a chance you’ll get flagged as being complicit, especially if it looks like you're giving them visibility or benefiting from them. Additionally, she frequently shared her domain sales, which many in the domain industry viewed not as legitimate sales, but more as publicity stunts for the .xyz TLD. This fueled hype among domainers, leading many to:
It wouldn’t be the first time that something or someone associated with the .xyz TLD has been involved in fraudulent activities. In fact, they were already fined in a $1.5 million lawsuit that was settled, and they’ve also been sued by Facebook and other companies. You can search on Google for terms like "ITmedia," "Cyber2media," and "xyz FTC" for more information.
Drop your thoughts in the comments—what do you think about these recent events?
Today I also found out that her NamePros account (@DNGear) has been
This really doesn’t look good—it resembles those crypto rug pulls where, once the scam is complete, all associated accounts are deleted.
Yesterday, one of my posts went viral, reaching 17k views, after I uploaded a screenshot to my X account @jackdomainer showing that Swetha's X account had been suspended. It was the subject of the day in the domain industry.
Some people were jumping to conclusions—some suggested she was doing outbound marketing, others said it might be due to a failure to verify her identity. But what I personally believe is that her suspension is likely related to the many links she regularly shared promoting the .xyz TLD and registry. She consistently highlighted new businesses or projects that chose a .xyz domain, many of which were tied to NFTs, Web3, and crypto. Some of those projects eventually turned out to be scams.
If you're promoting scams on X—knowingly or not—there’s a chance you’ll get flagged as being complicit, especially if it looks like you're giving them visibility or benefiting from them. Additionally, she frequently shared her domain sales, which many in the domain industry viewed not as legitimate sales, but more as publicity stunts for the .xyz TLD. This fueled hype among domainers, leading many to:
- Register .xyz domains in bulk
- Buy "premium" .xyz domains—mostly one-word names—at exaggerated prices, either from the aftermarket or directly from Swetha, hoping to resell them at similarly high prices as she allegedly did.
It wouldn’t be the first time that something or someone associated with the .xyz TLD has been involved in fraudulent activities. In fact, they were already fined in a $1.5 million lawsuit that was settled, and they’ve also been sued by Facebook and other companies. You can search on Google for terms like "ITmedia," "Cyber2media," and "xyz FTC" for more information.
Drop your thoughts in the comments—what do you think about these recent events?
